(March 17, 2026) - David Kessler and Benjamin Klein of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP examine the widening effort to combat "pig butchering" schemes and the resulting risk landscape for third-party intermediaries such as financial institutions and technology companies. Arguably no crimes better reflect the current societal focus on online activities and new technologies than so-called "pig butchering" schemes.